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Ukraine pauses rate cuts as Middle East oil shock rewrites inflation forecast
The NBU had one cut behind it and more planned. Then oil prices spiked.
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22 March 2026
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026Ukrainian drones may have knocked out yet another Russian radar plane
- FBI links Russian intelligence to messaging app breaches targeting US officials
- Hungary’s Foreign Minister briefed Lavrov on EU meetings in real Time, European security official says
- Euromaidan Press is fighting a two-front war for Ukraine’s truth. And we need you on both
- Poland finds five smuggling balloons in one day — over 200 intercepted in 2025
- Ukraine hits Saratov refinery that supplies fuel to Russian forces, General Staff says
- Orban’s Minister claims Ukraine folds on Druzhba the morning after Hungary votes
- Ukraine lands in Miami for talks that may shape the war’s endgame
- WP: Russian Intelligence planned to stage an assassination attempt on Orban to influence the election results
- “Harder to deal with than Putin”: Trump rejects Ukraine’s Middle East role as PR
- Russia claims record drone intercepts as Rosneft refineries emerge as likely target
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1486: The Iran war changed everything – and Ukraine is scrambling to get Washington’s attention back
- Civil Society71% of Ukrainians don’t believe current talks will bring lasting peace – distrusting Russia and doubting their partners
- Four years of Shahed attacks made Ukraine the world’s most sought-after drone defense instructor
- Gas infrastructure hit again: Russia’s 2026 drone campaign against Naftogaz passes 30 strikes
- “Big deal” with Washington: Belarus says talks are advancing as ties with Trump’s America warm
- “100th attack on our team” – Russia kills two elderly women in strike on marked evacuation vehicle
- “Time to resume them”: Ukraine sends senior delegation to US after pause in peace talks
- Money MattersRussia couldn’t fix its oil revenues. The US Air Force did it.
- UkraineUkraine charges ruling-party MP with treason — and the case has two separate tracks
- Ukrainian FPV drone downed Russian Ka-52 helicopter – then Magyar’s Birds came back to finish the crew
- Russian Su-30 violated Estonian airspace for about a minute — Italy’s NATO fighters scrambled
- French Navy stops Russian shadow fleet ship in the Mediterranean: “Profiteers of war”
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1486: The Iran war changed everything – and Ukraine is scrambling to get Washington’s attention back
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1484: Sanctions squeezed Russia’s oil revenues — then Iran bailed Moscow out
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1483: The drone war is going global as Ukraine’s spring defense holds and its AI edge deepens
The US waiver was meant to stabilize markets. Russia’s oil income jumped $890 million in a week.
Bloomberg data shows the $28 penalty Western sanctions built into every Russian barrel has nearly vanished.
The EU introduced fertilizer tariffs to cut Russian war revenues. Budapest wants them suspended. The election is in 27 days.
Budapest wants Russia’s fertilizer revenues restored. It’s blaming Iran.
She showed up. In memoriam: Christine Eliashevsky-Chraibi
She wrote the truth, and the truth traveled.
Russia hit Ukraine’s hydropower plant eight days ago — and poisoned a river that flows into Moldova
Moldova's Environment Minister said the oil volume in the Dniester already "significantly exceeds" the initially reported 1.5 tonnes.
Two weeks of someone else’s war earned Russia more than a month of someone else’s sanctions cost it
Zelenskyy says the windfall—compounded by US sanctions relief—gives Putin more room to keep fighting.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Mined in, starved out, hunted from above—life in the towns Russia demands at the peace table
In occupied Oleshky, mined roads trap civilians while Russian drone trainees use food queues as practice targets. Residents call it "safari."
Security guarantees without NATO: Are they worth the paper they’re written on?
Western promises won’t stop a second invasion. Ukraine’s army might.
Frontline report: Ukraine gutted Russia’s spring offensive staging ground—400 sq km gone in weeks
Russia planned to launch its spring offensive from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukraine got there first—and Starlink's collapse helped.
43% of Russian POWs rated Ukrainians as less than fully human — and Kremlin propaganda explains why
The more a captured Russian soldier believed Kremlin narratives, the more likely he was to dehumanize Ukrainians on a validated scientific scale — a finding researchers say helps build the legal case against Russia's propagandists as abettors of aggression.
Countries turn to Ukraine for help as Iran shows up their outdated air defenses
Ukraine gets window of opportunity to educate the world how to defend against the modern air war
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Bank Lviv sale shows Ukraine’s development finance model can actually work
Three development funds spent 20 years on this. Crédit Agricole spent one deal buying the result.
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A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Georgia was fast-tracking EU membership. Now it’s fast-tracking dictatorship.
In several weeks, the regime went after universities, pharmacies, car imports, and a sidewalk. The speed isn't strength—it's desperation.
